Modrinas

Teaching young people how to dance is one of the many gifts from above that I treasure most. This past Saturday I taught ModBallet (combo of Modern and Ballet) to two super bright fierce little beings on zoom. Their eagerness and ebullience are uplifting and energizing. I act as a witness and guide for the session while the Modrinas demonstrate steps and postures from…

Nuts & Bolts

Sylvana Christopher  Choreographer, Performer & Teaching Artist Educate artists in study of performance and choreography. Examine range of dance techniques including modern, ballet, jazz, West African and hip hop with students. Engage with local theaters, studios, schools and community centers for short and long term residencies. Support dance professionals in production and presentation of accessible dance in the DC metropolitan area. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Bachelors…

Blush Recap

Found this creation called Blush from a few years ago. Makes me think about the people in the room who were there for me. People who I’ve watched develop their own distinct movement based communities. This improvisational solo was created and performed when I was narrowly falling out of relationships in my dance collective, love life and spiritual life. In short, there are people…

The Ballad of Winnie the Pooh & Friends

About a month into the rehearsal process, I can say that taking this deep dive is one the best things for my work I’ve done in a long time. Feeling pumped about my cast. I am choreographing a piece inspired by Winnie the Pooh and friends and their undiagnosed disabilities. The idea has been tossing around in my head the for last couple years….

Titles & Phrases

I am midway through the 9 month Icons Choreography Program with Vlad Angelov. This fall we have studied the history of choreography up to Contemporary Dance-Theater. Vlad has challenged our cohort to be provocateurs, problem solvers and authors of our own stories. We whipped up phrases weekly to explore construction and deconstruction tasks. Through the improv fest we soaked up Juliana Ponguta’s spice-of-life Contact…